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Sabtu, 13 April 2013

Heart to Heart : Nodular Acne

Hey
everyone!

Today
post is not a product review as usual, but i want to share you guys about what i’m
going through recently, nodular acne. This
will be a looong post, so prepare!

Back
when i was in middle school and high school, my skin is perfect! I’m not showing
off, but that’s the fact. I never get acne like any other teenagers, and my
skin is like suitable for any skincare or makeup. I never get breakout by trying
this or that product. That’s why i’m so grateful.

My
skin stays wonderful until the second semester of college. And then, it started to produced overly sebum
and acne. Not like any usual acne, but nodular acne. It’s big, red, hard, sometimes can be itchy, and
hurts like hell! Not to mention that it’s everywhere, there’s on my forehead,
my cheeks, around my mouth, and my chin. I
was frustated! i have no idea how to treat an acne like that and what caused it.
So i started to browse everything about acne and find out that my acne is match
to nodular acne description.

So i decide to make this post to help everyone who have nodular acne, so they can know what is nodular acne and how to treat them. I hope this post can be useful ^^

What
Is Nodular Acne?

In contrast to non-inflammatoryblackheadsorwhiteheads, nodular acne will form hard, dense lesions, which
can also be swollen, red or uneven, affecting the deeper layers of the skin. If
left untreated, acne nodules can destroy some of the surrounding skin tissue,
resulting in noticeable, unsightlyacne scars.

Nodular acne can be extremely painful and
without immediate attention it can rapidly intensify. Even in cases where
appropriate nodular acne treatment is applied, despite the efforts of the
sufferer, the lesions will leave a certain amount of scarring behind. On the
other hand, when nodular acne is ignored and the inflammatory process
continues, the nodules will transform into soft cysts.

According to the Mayo Clinic, acne is the result of three factors: sebum overproduction, bacteria buildup and shedding of dead skin cells that irritate hair follicles in the skin. The follicles of hair in the skin are connected to the sebaceous glands--glands that produce the oil that lubricates and protects the skin. When the body produces excess sebum, it doesn't have time to travel along the hair shaft and onto the skin's surface. Instead, hair follicles become plugged with sebum and dead skills. If this blockage takes place deep inside the hair follicle rather than closer to the skin's surface, nodular acne is the result.

Many sites say that nodular acne is have to treated by dermatologist. But i can't afford a treatment like that, so some friends from a beauty community on facebook recommend me to try some products, and it works!

This lotion is work wonder to me! My acne reduce in a week and then disappear. The lotion comes in a liquid form and have a some kind of powder on the bottom. You have to shake it before apply. It will gives you cooling effect and then dries for around 5 minutes. This is my holy grail acne lotion and it's worth less than 1$ !!

Ingredients : Benzoyl Peroxide 5% It comes with a tube and have 3 variants. Benzolac 5%, Benzolac 2,5%, and Benzolac 1%If i ran out of acnol lotion, benzolac can save me. It's a gel form of benzoyl peroxide that know can help you to get rid of acne. But recently benzolac can't do anything to my acne :( Maybe i have to use higher level of this gel.

Another Tips To Treat Nodular Acne :

Never try to touch, squeeze or picking a nodule as it can leads to major injury at the skin base and can leave a scar. When you squeeze, not only are you increasing your chance of scarring, but you’re both pushing the bacteria down into your pore and spreading it across your skin at the same time. This way, the likelihood of having another breakout is increased. Acne nodules can take a long time to treat, so be patient.

Always cleanse your face properly two times a day. Use cleanser that specially made for acne skin. Don't use the one that have a scrub on it. Scrub will irritated acne skin. Drink at least 2 liters of water. It's the best thing you can do to treat your acne and your skin. It also keeping the skin hydrated and make the skin cells plump and strong. Water also helps to wash away all toxins from the skin and out of the body, an important step when you are working to kill bacteria-causing acne deep within the pores. Dry skin can also cause irregular shedding of skin cells, causing more nodular acne.Tea tree oil contains natural anti-bacterial properties. Applied topically, the tea tree oil can work its way into the skin to fight bacteria building up in the clogged pores.Do not eating any fast food! Keeping away from them and any food that be fried, or your skin will produced overly sebum.

It's best for the treatment of nodular acne is to look for it immediately during its early stages to prevent scarring and further severe infections. You can use antibiotics to stop further infections and break outs.Vitamins A, B-1, C, E and zinc are all antioxidants important to maintaining the skin's health, and the Mayo Clinic recommends zinc supplements to naturally treat acne. Deficiencies in vitamins A, B-2, B-3, B-6 and zinc can cause acne.

If self medications or treatments to get rid the nodules didn't work, it’s better to go with a licensed dermatologist’s advices for proper diagnosis and prescription.

If you are going for whatever treatment for nodular acne, keep patient for the results, because Nodular acne generally takes lots of time to improve because the skin is infected deeply in cause of nodular acne and, the waste material produced in the skin is not readily discharged. So it is advised to check with your doctor/ dermatologist regularly and follow what he says to treat you nodules acne faithfully.

For everyday basis, i'm not using heavy makeup. I just wear a sunscreen, concealer, and corrector cream to cover up my blemishes. Concealer and corrector cream is the most wonderful makeup item! They perfectly cover up any imperfection on my face and make me look flawless! But when i'm just staying at home, i'm not wearing makeup at all, i'd like to let my skin rest and breathe. *Bare Face Alert!!*Right cheek :

Acne is very familiar among teeenagers.It usually appears on back, shoulders and

forehead. Excesive amount of oil production by sebacious glands can cause acne, But

sometime your horomone can be blamed for this infection of skin. we usually don't like

any marks or pimples on our face but still most of us typically face acne related

problems. And if you are thinking that how can you get rid of acne scars,i have an

amazing site which can give you the best ways to get rid of acne scar . some of us also have the problem of cystic acne ,i can only suggest you to visit this site at-least for once you will find answers of all your questions.